July 15
2007

Waitress considered Oscar Bait.
"Last month, Fox Searchlight began offering passes for academy and industry guild members to see Waitress and Once free in theaters, a privilege studios usually withhold until fall." A profile of the director, the late Adrienne Shelly, can be found in this Observer article (Warning: may induce a mournful sense of unbelievable waste).
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May 31
2007

Waitress goes Wide -It is Official.
The movie is in 605 theaters this Friday (i.e. 6/01/2007). Also it's week 5 of its release AND Waitress still in original 4 theaters--two of them with two screens. A good sign.
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